The 0-8-2 wheel arrangement was so rare that is does not appear in some lists of steam locomotive classifications. Perhaps this is because no engines were built new as 0-8-2s but were converted from 2-8-2s by removing the pilot truck. Both the Illinois Central and the Grand Trunk Western did this to some older Mikados to increase their weight on the drivers and render them more effective as yard switchers. The Illinois Central's No. 3691 underwent such a conversion in 1942 and probably spent the rest of its career, until retirement in 1954, working with a group of similar engines at Markham Yard south of Chicago.

In this photo taken by David Meyer at Clinton, Illinois in the summer of 1954, we see No. 3691 with her valve gear disconnected, ready to be hauled off to meet the torch. Originally delivered by Baldwin in 1911, this class as rebuilt had 28x30-inch cylinders, 62-inch drivers, and a boiler pressure of 225 pounds. With these specifications their tractive effort would have been 72,551 pounds, well suited for shoving trains over the hump at Markham Yard. In addition, their weight had been increased from 282,700 to 294,000 pounds for greater adhesion. The slope-sided tender gave the enginemen a better view to the rear for switching.